# QUARTER

## Syntax

```sql
QUARTER(date)
```

## Description

Returns the quarter of the year for `date`, in the range 1 to 4. Returns 0 if month contains a zero value, or `NULL` if the given value is not otherwise a valid date (zero values are accepted).

## Examples

```sql
SELECT QUARTER('2008-04-01');
+-----------------------+
| QUARTER('2008-04-01') |
+-----------------------+
|                     2 |
+-----------------------+

SELECT QUARTER('2019-00-01');
+-----------------------+
| QUARTER('2019-00-01') |
+-----------------------+
|                     0 |
+-----------------------+
```

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